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npr.org - 19 days ago
GOP Boycotts Senate Panel On Climate Change
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National Public Radio: MICHELE NORRIS, host: And over in the Senate, a feud over climate change legislation prompted a rare move by Republicans. They boycotted the final drafting of a major bill on global warming. Two Republicans were needed for a quorum in the Environment and Public Works ...
reuters.com - 14 days ago
EPA C02 endangerment finding to White House
— reuters.com — Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent its final proposal on whether carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health and welfare to the White House for review, EPA ... (more) EPA C02 endangerment finding to White House

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industry.bnet.com - 26 days ago
Cow Burps OK: House, Senate Block EPA From Regulating Livestock Emissions
— industry.bnet.com — Farmers can breath a little easier now — cows can burp and fart without fear of the Environmental Protection Agency regulating their methane emissions. You may remember the “cow tax” rumors that floated around late last year and caused an uproar among ... (more) Cow Burps OK: House, Senate Block EPA From Regulating ...

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EPA to regulate CO2 with or without congressional authorization
examiner.com - 14 days ago
EPA to regulate CO2 with or without congressional authorization
— examiner.com —                    (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to implement strenuous new regulations regarding carbon d... (more) EPA to regulate CO2 with or without congressional ...

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unEARTHED: the Earthjustice Blog:  Obama May Only Have 'Show of Progress' In Copenhagen

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Obama May Only Have 'Show of Progress' In Copenhagen
unEARTHED: the Earthjustice Blog — ... " instead. A Republican boycott on the bill this week all but doomed hope of getting a bill passed before the conference. ...

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